ETEC 30hp didn’t last long

I bought a 2010 ETEC 30hp tiller on a Lowe 16 boat the engine only had around a hundred hours I did the 500 dollar service at the only eTec dealer around who seemed to have no business but I did it to keep the engine in warranty. I only put about 50 hours on the motor before it seized up with water in the block. ETEC wanted me to drop 2000 for a new power head this happened About 2 months out of the 3 year warranty. Why in the hell would I want to pay all that money for an engine that can’t make it to 200 hours? Please do yourself a favor and never buy an ETEC engine. BTW the resale is horrible.

"There is never just one thing wrong with a boat";-- Travis McGee, main character in a book series by John D. McDonald

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